What Is Bugging Me About Reed

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<p>Wow… that is some accusation that I “made up” that this is in the student newspaper. I happen to have brought the copy home with us. So if you would bother to go back to The Reed College Quest, Vol. 203 Issue 7, dated October 12, 2012, page 8, you would find an entire page called “CSO Blotter” that lists all the CSO calls for October 1-7, 2012. Here are some sample quotes:</p>

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<p>I could go on… but I think these are sufficient examples. It does not appear that drug violations were issued, so your statistics on the violations are pretty meaningless (lots of use, little successful enforcement). I really don’t intend to rip on Reed with this, but when you accuse me of lying…</p>

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<p>I can’t say I ever smelled marijuana @ Reed, although my H did see two students taking a bong underneath the blue bridge once & one of the cross canyon dorms used to have a hookah sitting on its front porch.</p>

<p>But while I would agree that people under 21 should not be using substances, I am not under the delusion that a college can or should, make them abstain.</p>

<p>Logical consequences seems to work pretty well in this case.</p>

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<p>I’m with Intparent on this. Rhg, your charges - and more importantly - your manner of communicating are way over the top, highly inappropriate, and distract from anything you are trying to say.</p>

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<p>REED COLLEGE COMMUNITY SAFETY BLOTTER</p>

<p>October 1, 2012 through October 7, 2012</p>

<p>Case #: Date: Time: Description: Location: Notes:</p>

<p>120997 2012/10/01 0912 Medical Assist/Other Residence Hall Student requested an escort to the Health and Counseling Center for a sports-related injury.</p>

<p>120998 2012/10/01 1215 Theft of Bike Sequoia Student left their bicycle cable-locked to the bike rack outside of Sequoia on 9/29/12 at 2000 and discovered it stolen on 9/30/12 at 1000.</p>

<p>120999 2012/10/01 1531 Theft of Computer Biology
Student reported their laptop stolen from their unlocked thesis office in the Biology building, while they and another student were working in the lab.</p>

<p>121000 2012/10/01 1543 Theft of Bike Biology/Physics Breezeway Student reported their bicycle stolen from the Biology/Physics breezeway between 1000 and 1200 while they were attending a class.</p>

<p>121001 2012/10/01 (Reported) n/a Sexual Assault Off Campus A Reed student reported having been sexually assaulted by another Reed student during the summer of 2012.</p>

<p>121002 2012/10/02 1248 Damage to Property Kaul
Staff member reported 350 broken tiles from unauthorized foot traffic on the roofs of Kaul and the Gray Campus Center. Repair is estimated to be about $10,000.</p>

<p>121003 2012/10/02 1810 Medical Assist/Other Commons CSO provided requested medical assistance for a student.</p>

<p>121004 2012/10/03 0856 Theft of Other/Exclusion/AOD/Evidence of Drug Use/Marijuana Birchwood
Upon exclusion of a non-community member (see #121005), the subjection started that there were bags of marijuana in the Birchwood dumpsters. The CSOs looked into the dumpster and discovered 14 bags of marijuana stalks, stems, and leaves. PPB was contacted, arrived on scene, and removed the marijuana.</p>

<p>121005 2012/10/03 0836 Exclusion Warehouse A non-community member entered the Building Maintenance yard when the gate was opened. The subject left upon the staff member’s request and then migrated to the Birchwood. CSOs arrived on scene and verbally excluded them from campus.</p>

<p>121006 2012/10/03 1653 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use/Marijuana Scholz
CSO on patrol detected the odor of marijuana but was unable to determine the exact source.</p>

<p>121007 2012/10/03 1710 Fire Bragdon Staff member reported observing a smoking cigarette receptacle and putting out the smolder with a fire extinguisher.</p>

<p>121008 2012/10/03 1731 Theft of Computer Eliot Hall
Student reported their laptop stolen from their backpack in the unlocked AV Office in Eliot Hall.</p>

<p>121009 2012/10/03 1751 Theft of Computer Library
Student reported their unattended laptop stolen from their thesis desk.</p>

<p>121010 2012/10/03 1823 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use/Marijuana Prexy CSO setting Prexy into night mode detected the odor of marijuana on the first floor but was unable to determine further information.</p>

<p>121011 2012/10/03 1856 Student Concern/Assist Student suffering from a mental health issue contacted a CSO, who escorted them to the Health and Counseling Center.</p>

<p>121012 2012/10/03 2039 Medical Assist/Other 28 West
Student requested medical assistance because they had a piece of pen stuck in their ear. CSO was unable to locate the object, and the student was transported to a medical facility by taxi.</p>

<p>121013 2012/10/03 2055 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use/Marijuana ODB/Doyle
CSO on patrol of the residence hall detected the odor of marijuana coming from a specific room previously associated with the same smell, but was unable to contact the occupant.</p>

<p>121014 2012/10/03 2255 Medical Assist/Other Residence Hall
CSO provided requested medical assistance for a student with a medical issue.</p>

<p>121015 2012/10/04 0002 Disorderly Conduct Physics
CSO contacted three individuals attempting to climb the outside of the Physics building. Students (of legal drinking age) admitted to drinking and agreed that drinking and climbing buildings did not mix well.</p>

<p>121016 2012/10/04 0228 AOD/Unattended Alcohol Library, Thesis desk xxx CSO performing a lock-up of the library observed a partially full bottle of Knob Creek Kentucky Bourbon sitting unattended on a thesis desk. Since the occupants of the thesis desk were of legal drinking age, CSO placed the bottle in evidence in case either of them decided to claim the bottle.</p>

<p>121017 2012/10/04 22345 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use ODB/Quincy
A CSO patrolling ODB smelled marijuana in the area of two rooms previously associated with the same odor.</p>

<p>121018 2012/10/05 0114 Harassment Campus
A student requested CSO assistance due to unwanted contact by another student.</p>

<p>121019 2012/10/05 0245 Disorderly Conduct/No Contact Order Campus
A student was given a no-contact order related to unwanted contact with another student (see ARMS 121018)</p>

<p>121020 2012/10/05 1954 Disorderly Conduct Chittick
A CSO saw four students on the roof and asked them to come down—which they did.</p>

<p>121021 2012/10/05 2244 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use Woodbridge
A CSO checking the residence noted the smell of marijuana in a hallway but could not pinpoint the source.</p>

<p>121022 2012/10/05 2304 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use Canyon, under the Blue Bridge A staff member contacted CSOs to look into the smell of marijuana near the Blue Bridge, but the source was not located.</p>

<p>121023 2012/10/06 0030 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use Language Houses
A CSO detected the smell of marijuana between the Spanish and French houses, but was unable to determine the exact source.</p>

<p>121024 2012/10/06 0202 AOD/Medical Assist/Medical Amnesty/Disorderly Conduct Gray Campus Center A student was found unconscious in a restroom stall, assessed by CSOs and EMS staff, and became verbally aggressive with Police, EMS, and CSOs.</p>

<p>121025 2012/10/06 0404 Medical Assist (non-AOD) Campus
A student had a minor eye injury and requested assistance from CSOs.</p>

<p>121026 2012/10/06 0612 Damage to Property/Graffiti Obelisk
A CSO patrolling campus noted graffiti on the Obelisk at the entrance to the campus.</p>

<p>121027 2012/10/06 1749 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use Birchwood
A CSO patrolling the Birchwood apartments noted the smell of marijuana coming from an open kitchen window and contacted the apartment’s occupant—who denied smoking in the apartment and declared that the smell was the result of him having recently smoked a marijuana joint in the Canyon.</p>

<p>121028 2012/10/06 2015 AOD/Underage Alcohol Consumption Foster
A CSO walking through the residence saw several students in a common room and noted that two tried to conceal 40oz cans of PBR when they saw the CSO. The students were underage and the beer was poured down the sink.</p>

<p>121029 2012/10/06 2304 AOD/Underage Alcohol Consumption Anna Mann
A CSO attempting to find a student who had parked on the sidewalk entered the residence and saw several students playing what appeared to be a drinking game in the common room. Some students attempted to hide beers upon seeing the CSO, so the CSO engaged the students, most of whom turned out to be under 21.</p>

<p>121030 2012/10/06 2315 Fire Eliot Hall, exterior southeast corner
A CSO was waved down by a student who notices smoldering bark dust. The use of a fire extinguisher did not put out the embers, so Portland Fire responded and finished the job.</p>

<p>121031 2012/10/06 2332 AOD/Underage Alcohol Consumption Sequoia, exterior
A CSO walking past the Grove noted a student quickly put down a can of Miller High Life when he saw the CSO. The student was under 21 and the beer was poured out.</p>

<p>121032 2012/10/06 2348 AOD/Evidence of Drug Use Prexy, exterior
A CSO patrolling the area noted a strong smell of marijuana in the general area of Prexy’s N/W corner</p>

<p>121033 2012/10/07 0039 Damage to Property/Graffiti Gray Campus Center, lower level west hallway A CSO patrolling the GCC discovered fresh graffiti that was “Party Cat Approved.”</p>

<p>121034 1021/10/07 0042 Suspicious Circumstances Botsford Drive
A CEP golf cart was found unattended at the bottom of Botsford drive. CSOs returned it to its home.</p>

<p>121035 2012/10/07 1517 Theft Library
A student reported that her unattended laptop and cell phone had been stolen from a study table in the Library when she left them unattended for approximately 10 minutes.</p>

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<p>And your point? That laptop and bicycle theft are also significant issues at Reed? Yes, they are. That the student paper likes to mock incidents as they list them? Yup, nothing really wrong with that, and not unexpected. Continuing to bump this thread as you are doing probably does not enhance Reed’s reputation. So if you are trying to help it in some way, this probably isn’t a good approach.</p>

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<p>I’m just amused by the subtle implication that those who score below a 700 on SAT math are somehow intellectually lacking. The inability to quickly computate contrived mathematical questions is a general reflection on intelligence.
I guess I have lucked my way through quantum physics and philosophy by being lucky. MIT must have whiffed when they asked a group of students including myself to present on aqua-farming. I also managed to trick the poet laureate of Maine into thinking my poetry decent. Que sera sera, tis better to be lucky than good, no?</p>

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<p>Have you read the whole thread? The initial question I asked about test scores did NOT play into the decision for my D to not apply to Reed.</p>

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<p>I did and I understand. It is the way you phrased the question. I imagine it was by accident, but you questioned the ability of a college to hold an intellectual environment if the math scores were under 700 on average.
“The average SAT math is under 700… my kid very much wants an intellectual environment, but really trying to get at the question of intelligence AND intellectualism. Can anyone comment on this?”
I’m commenting that any such assertion or implication is ridiculous or insulting. I honestly believe you didn’t intend to have it interpreted that way, but it is written in a way that puts insulting words in your mouth.</p>

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<p>Mmm… did not mean it as insulting, but I think it is a valid question when comparing it to some of the other colleges with very intellectual reputations (eg, Swarthmore or U of Chicago). There is “intellectual” and “pseudo-intellectual”. At the time I originally posted, I was trying to figure out which category Reed falls into. Ultimately you will see from post #47 that it didn’t really matter in her final decision process, and I will leave that to others to debate whether it matters or not if they wish to.</p>

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<p>This thread is so OVER!
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<p>I have nothing to say Except I hope the student who had her laptop " stolen" when she left it in the library checked in Greywood.</p>

<p>Students leave their stuff unattended all the time- generally much longer than “10” minutes.</p>

<p>However, the library staff is very good about gathering it up and taking it to security for safekeeping.</p>

<p>The last person I heard about who had a laptop moved in this way, was furious with the librarian because she closed it and his work was subsequently lost.</p>

<p>Poor guy. I guess he will remember that the library isn’t his bedroom& the librarian isnt his mom.
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